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-rw-r--r--synapse/__init__.py2
-rw-r--r--synapse/federation/send_queue.py14
-rw-r--r--synapse/federation/transaction_queue.py73
-rw-r--r--synapse/federation/transport/client.py128
-rw-r--r--synapse/handlers/appservice.py37
-rw-r--r--synapse/handlers/message.py104
-rw-r--r--synapse/handlers/register.py36
-rw-r--r--synapse/metrics/__init__.py43
-rw-r--r--synapse/metrics/metric.py32
-rw-r--r--synapse/python_dependencies.py2
-rw-r--r--synapse/rest/client/v1/room.py7
-rw-r--r--synapse/rest/client/v2_alpha/register.py32
-rw-r--r--synapse/storage/__init__.py16
-rw-r--r--synapse/storage/_base.py2
-rw-r--r--synapse/storage/engines/__init__.py5
-rw-r--r--synapse/storage/events.py3
-rw-r--r--synapse/storage/events_worker.py20
-rw-r--r--synapse/types.py2
-rw-r--r--synapse/util/caches/response_cache.py32
-rw-r--r--synapse/util/caches/stream_change_cache.py4
20 files changed, 414 insertions, 180 deletions
diff --git a/synapse/__init__.py b/synapse/__init__.py
index a9d5198aba..7f6090baf8 100644
--- a/synapse/__init__.py
+++ b/synapse/__init__.py
@@ -16,4 +16,4 @@
 """ This is a reference implementation of a Matrix home server.
 """
 
-__version__ = "0.27.2"
+__version__ = "0.27.3-rc2"
diff --git a/synapse/federation/send_queue.py b/synapse/federation/send_queue.py
index 93e5acebc1..945832283f 100644
--- a/synapse/federation/send_queue.py
+++ b/synapse/federation/send_queue.py
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ from synapse.storage.presence import UserPresenceState
 from synapse.util.metrics import Measure
 import synapse.metrics
 
-from blist import sorteddict
+from sortedcontainers import SortedDict
 from collections import namedtuple
 
 import logging
@@ -56,19 +56,19 @@ class FederationRemoteSendQueue(object):
         self.is_mine_id = hs.is_mine_id
 
         self.presence_map = {}  # Pending presence map user_id -> UserPresenceState
-        self.presence_changed = sorteddict()  # Stream position -> user_id
+        self.presence_changed = SortedDict()  # Stream position -> user_id
 
         self.keyed_edu = {}  # (destination, key) -> EDU
-        self.keyed_edu_changed = sorteddict()  # stream position -> (destination, key)
+        self.keyed_edu_changed = SortedDict()  # stream position -> (destination, key)
 
-        self.edus = sorteddict()  # stream position -> Edu
+        self.edus = SortedDict()  # stream position -> Edu
 
-        self.failures = sorteddict()  # stream position -> (destination, Failure)
+        self.failures = SortedDict()  # stream position -> (destination, Failure)
 
-        self.device_messages = sorteddict()  # stream position -> destination
+        self.device_messages = SortedDict()  # stream position -> destination
 
         self.pos = 1
-        self.pos_time = sorteddict()
+        self.pos_time = SortedDict()
 
         # EVERYTHING IS SAD. In particular, python only makes new scopes when
         # we make a new function, so we need to make a new function so the inner
diff --git a/synapse/federation/transaction_queue.py b/synapse/federation/transaction_queue.py
index a141ec9953..963d938edd 100644
--- a/synapse/federation/transaction_queue.py
+++ b/synapse/federation/transaction_queue.py
@@ -169,7 +169,7 @@ class TransactionQueue(object):
             while True:
                 last_token = yield self.store.get_federation_out_pos("events")
                 next_token, events = yield self.store.get_all_new_events_stream(
-                    last_token, self._last_poked_id, limit=20,
+                    last_token, self._last_poked_id, limit=100,
                 )
 
                 logger.debug("Handling %s -> %s", last_token, next_token)
@@ -177,24 +177,33 @@ class TransactionQueue(object):
                 if not events and next_token >= self._last_poked_id:
                     break
 
-                for event in events:
+                @defer.inlineCallbacks
+                def handle_event(event):
                     # Only send events for this server.
                     send_on_behalf_of = event.internal_metadata.get_send_on_behalf_of()
                     is_mine = self.is_mine_id(event.event_id)
                     if not is_mine and send_on_behalf_of is None:
-                        continue
-
-                    # Get the state from before the event.
-                    # We need to make sure that this is the state from before
-                    # the event and not from after it.
-                    # Otherwise if the last member on a server in a room is
-                    # banned then it won't receive the event because it won't
-                    # be in the room after the ban.
-                    destinations = yield self.state.get_current_hosts_in_room(
-                        event.room_id, latest_event_ids=[
-                            prev_id for prev_id, _ in event.prev_events
-                        ],
-                    )
+                        return
+
+                    try:
+                        # Get the state from before the event.
+                        # We need to make sure that this is the state from before
+                        # the event and not from after it.
+                        # Otherwise if the last member on a server in a room is
+                        # banned then it won't receive the event because it won't
+                        # be in the room after the ban.
+                        destinations = yield self.state.get_current_hosts_in_room(
+                            event.room_id, latest_event_ids=[
+                                prev_id for prev_id, _ in event.prev_events
+                            ],
+                        )
+                    except Exception:
+                        logger.exception(
+                            "Failed to calculate hosts in room for event: %s",
+                            event.event_id,
+                        )
+                        return
+
                     destinations = set(destinations)
 
                     if send_on_behalf_of is not None:
@@ -207,12 +216,44 @@ class TransactionQueue(object):
 
                     self._send_pdu(event, destinations)
 
-                events_processed_counter.inc_by(len(events))
+                @defer.inlineCallbacks
+                def handle_room_events(events):
+                    for event in events:
+                        yield handle_event(event)
+
+                events_by_room = {}
+                for event in events:
+                    events_by_room.setdefault(event.room_id, []).append(event)
+
+                yield logcontext.make_deferred_yieldable(defer.gatherResults(
+                    [
+                        logcontext.run_in_background(handle_room_events, evs)
+                        for evs in events_by_room.itervalues()
+                    ],
+                    consumeErrors=True
+                ))
 
                 yield self.store.update_federation_out_pos(
                     "events", next_token
                 )
 
+                if events:
+                    now = self.clock.time_msec()
+                    ts = yield self.store.get_received_ts(events[-1].event_id)
+
+                    synapse.metrics.event_processing_lag.set(
+                        now - ts, "federation_sender",
+                    )
+                    synapse.metrics.event_processing_last_ts.set(
+                        ts, "federation_sender",
+                    )
+
+                events_processed_counter.inc_by(len(events))
+
+                synapse.metrics.event_processing_positions.set(
+                    next_token, "federation_sender",
+                )
+
         finally:
             self._is_processing = False
 
diff --git a/synapse/federation/transport/client.py b/synapse/federation/transport/client.py
index 50a967a7ec..6db8efa6dd 100644
--- a/synapse/federation/transport/client.py
+++ b/synapse/federation/transport/client.py
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ from synapse.api.urls import FEDERATION_PREFIX as PREFIX
 from synapse.util.logutils import log_function
 
 import logging
+import urllib
 
 
 logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
@@ -50,7 +51,7 @@ class TransportLayerClient(object):
         logger.debug("get_room_state dest=%s, room=%s",
                      destination, room_id)
 
-        path = PREFIX + "/state/%s/" % room_id
+        path = _create_path(PREFIX, "/state/%s/", room_id)
         return self.client.get_json(
             destination, path=path, args={"event_id": event_id},
         )
@@ -72,7 +73,7 @@ class TransportLayerClient(object):
         logger.debug("get_room_state_ids dest=%s, room=%s",
                      destination, room_id)
 
-        path = PREFIX + "/state_ids/%s/" % room_id
+        path = _create_path(PREFIX, "/state_ids/%s/", room_id)
         return self.client.get_json(
             destination, path=path, args={"event_id": event_id},
         )
@@ -94,7 +95,7 @@ class TransportLayerClient(object):
         logger.debug("get_pdu dest=%s, event_id=%s",
                      destination, event_id)
 
-        path = PREFIX + "/event/%s/" % (event_id, )
+        path = _create_path(PREFIX, "/event/%s/", event_id)
         return self.client.get_json(destination, path=path, timeout=timeout)
 
     @log_function
@@ -120,7 +121,7 @@ class TransportLayerClient(object):
             # TODO: raise?
             return
 
-        path = PREFIX + "/backfill/%s/" % (room_id,)
+        path = _create_path(PREFIX, "/backfill/%s/", room_id)
 
         args = {
             "v": event_tuples,
@@ -158,9 +159,11 @@ class TransportLayerClient(object):
         # generated by the json_data_callback.
         json_data = transaction.get_dict()
 
+        path = _create_path(PREFIX, "/send/%s/", transaction.transaction_id)
+
         response = yield self.client.put_json(
             transaction.destination,
-            path=PREFIX + "/send/%s/" % transaction.transaction_id,
+            path=path,
             data=json_data,
             json_data_callback=json_data_callback,
             long_retries=True,
@@ -178,7 +181,7 @@ class TransportLayerClient(object):
     @log_function
     def make_query(self, destination, query_type, args, retry_on_dns_fail,
                    ignore_backoff=False):
-        path = PREFIX + "/query/%s" % query_type
+        path = _create_path(PREFIX, "/query/%s", query_type)
 
         content = yield self.client.get_json(
             destination=destination,
@@ -223,7 +226,7 @@ class TransportLayerClient(object):
                 "make_membership_event called with membership='%s', must be one of %s" %
                 (membership, ",".join(valid_memberships))
             )
-        path = PREFIX + "/make_%s/%s/%s" % (membership, room_id, user_id)
+        path = _create_path(PREFIX, "/make_%s/%s/%s", membership, room_id, user_id)
 
         ignore_backoff = False
         retry_on_dns_fail = False
@@ -249,7 +252,7 @@ class TransportLayerClient(object):
     @defer.inlineCallbacks
     @log_function
     def send_join(self, destination, room_id, event_id, content):
-        path = PREFIX + "/send_join/%s/%s" % (room_id, event_id)
+        path = _create_path(PREFIX, "/send_join/%s/%s", room_id, event_id)
 
         response = yield self.client.put_json(
             destination=destination,
@@ -262,7 +265,7 @@ class TransportLayerClient(object):
     @defer.inlineCallbacks
     @log_function
     def send_leave(self, destination, room_id, event_id, content):
-        path = PREFIX + "/send_leave/%s/%s" % (room_id, event_id)
+        path = _create_path(PREFIX, "/send_leave/%s/%s", room_id, event_id)
 
         response = yield self.client.put_json(
             destination=destination,
@@ -281,7 +284,7 @@ class TransportLayerClient(object):
     @defer.inlineCallbacks
     @log_function
     def send_invite(self, destination, room_id, event_id, content):
-        path = PREFIX + "/invite/%s/%s" % (room_id, event_id)
+        path = _create_path(PREFIX, "/invite/%s/%s", room_id, event_id)
 
         response = yield self.client.put_json(
             destination=destination,
@@ -323,7 +326,7 @@ class TransportLayerClient(object):
     @defer.inlineCallbacks
     @log_function
     def exchange_third_party_invite(self, destination, room_id, event_dict):
-        path = PREFIX + "/exchange_third_party_invite/%s" % (room_id,)
+        path = _create_path(PREFIX, "/exchange_third_party_invite/%s", room_id,)
 
         response = yield self.client.put_json(
             destination=destination,
@@ -336,7 +339,7 @@ class TransportLayerClient(object):
     @defer.inlineCallbacks
     @log_function
     def get_event_auth(self, destination, room_id, event_id):
-        path = PREFIX + "/event_auth/%s/%s" % (room_id, event_id)
+        path = _create_path(PREFIX, "/event_auth/%s/%s", room_id, event_id)
 
         content = yield self.client.get_json(
             destination=destination,
@@ -348,7 +351,7 @@ class TransportLayerClient(object):
     @defer.inlineCallbacks
     @log_function
     def send_query_auth(self, destination, room_id, event_id, content):
-        path = PREFIX + "/query_auth/%s/%s" % (room_id, event_id)
+        path = _create_path(PREFIX, "/query_auth/%s/%s", room_id, event_id)
 
         content = yield self.client.post_json(
             destination=destination,
@@ -410,7 +413,7 @@ class TransportLayerClient(object):
         Returns:
             A dict containg the device keys.
         """
-        path = PREFIX + "/user/devices/" + user_id
+        path = _create_path(PREFIX, "/user/devices/%s", user_id)
 
         content = yield self.client.get_json(
             destination=destination,
@@ -460,7 +463,7 @@ class TransportLayerClient(object):
     @log_function
     def get_missing_events(self, destination, room_id, earliest_events,
                            latest_events, limit, min_depth, timeout):
-        path = PREFIX + "/get_missing_events/%s" % (room_id,)
+        path = _create_path(PREFIX, "/get_missing_events/%s", room_id,)
 
         content = yield self.client.post_json(
             destination=destination,
@@ -480,7 +483,7 @@ class TransportLayerClient(object):
     def get_group_profile(self, destination, group_id, requester_user_id):
         """Get a group profile
         """
-        path = PREFIX + "/groups/%s/profile" % (group_id,)
+        path = _create_path(PREFIX, "/groups/%s/profile", group_id,)
 
         return self.client.get_json(
             destination=destination,
@@ -499,7 +502,7 @@ class TransportLayerClient(object):
             requester_user_id (str)
             content (dict): The new profile of the group
         """
-        path = PREFIX + "/groups/%s/profile" % (group_id,)
+        path = _create_path(PREFIX, "/groups/%s/profile", group_id,)
 
         return self.client.post_json(
             destination=destination,
@@ -513,7 +516,7 @@ class TransportLayerClient(object):
     def get_group_summary(self, destination, group_id, requester_user_id):
         """Get a group summary
         """
-        path = PREFIX + "/groups/%s/summary" % (group_id,)
+        path = _create_path(PREFIX, "/groups/%s/summary", group_id,)
 
         return self.client.get_json(
             destination=destination,
@@ -526,7 +529,7 @@ class TransportLayerClient(object):
     def get_rooms_in_group(self, destination, group_id, requester_user_id):
         """Get all rooms in a group
         """
-        path = PREFIX + "/groups/%s/rooms" % (group_id,)
+        path = _create_path(PREFIX, "/groups/%s/rooms", group_id,)
 
         return self.client.get_json(
             destination=destination,
@@ -539,7 +542,7 @@ class TransportLayerClient(object):
                           content):
         """Add a room to a group
         """
-        path = PREFIX + "/groups/%s/room/%s" % (group_id, room_id,)
+        path = _create_path(PREFIX, "/groups/%s/room/%s", group_id, room_id,)
 
         return self.client.post_json(
             destination=destination,
@@ -553,7 +556,10 @@ class TransportLayerClient(object):
                              config_key, content):
         """Update room in group
         """
-        path = PREFIX + "/groups/%s/room/%s/config/%s" % (group_id, room_id, config_key,)
+        path = _create_path(
+            PREFIX, "/groups/%s/room/%s/config/%s",
+            group_id, room_id, config_key,
+        )
 
         return self.client.post_json(
             destination=destination,
@@ -566,7 +572,7 @@ class TransportLayerClient(object):
     def remove_room_from_group(self, destination, group_id, requester_user_id, room_id):
         """Remove a room from a group
         """
-        path = PREFIX + "/groups/%s/room/%s" % (group_id, room_id,)
+        path = _create_path(PREFIX, "/groups/%s/room/%s", group_id, room_id,)
 
         return self.client.delete_json(
             destination=destination,
@@ -579,7 +585,7 @@ class TransportLayerClient(object):
     def get_users_in_group(self, destination, group_id, requester_user_id):
         """Get users in a group
         """
-        path = PREFIX + "/groups/%s/users" % (group_id,)
+        path = _create_path(PREFIX, "/groups/%s/users", group_id,)
 
         return self.client.get_json(
             destination=destination,
@@ -592,7 +598,7 @@ class TransportLayerClient(object):
     def get_invited_users_in_group(self, destination, group_id, requester_user_id):
         """Get users that have been invited to a group
         """
-        path = PREFIX + "/groups/%s/invited_users" % (group_id,)
+        path = _create_path(PREFIX, "/groups/%s/invited_users", group_id,)
 
         return self.client.get_json(
             destination=destination,
@@ -605,7 +611,10 @@ class TransportLayerClient(object):
     def accept_group_invite(self, destination, group_id, user_id, content):
         """Accept a group invite
         """
-        path = PREFIX + "/groups/%s/users/%s/accept_invite" % (group_id, user_id)
+        path = _create_path(
+            PREFIX, "/groups/%s/users/%s/accept_invite",
+            group_id, user_id,
+        )
 
         return self.client.post_json(
             destination=destination,
@@ -618,7 +627,7 @@ class TransportLayerClient(object):
     def join_group(self, destination, group_id, user_id, content):
         """Attempts to join a group
         """
-        path = PREFIX + "/groups/%s/users/%s/join" % (group_id, user_id)
+        path = _create_path(PREFIX, "/groups/%s/users/%s/join", group_id, user_id)
 
         return self.client.post_json(
             destination=destination,
@@ -631,7 +640,7 @@ class TransportLayerClient(object):
     def invite_to_group(self, destination, group_id, user_id, requester_user_id, content):
         """Invite a user to a group
         """
-        path = PREFIX + "/groups/%s/users/%s/invite" % (group_id, user_id)
+        path = _create_path(PREFIX, "/groups/%s/users/%s/invite", group_id, user_id)
 
         return self.client.post_json(
             destination=destination,
@@ -647,7 +656,7 @@ class TransportLayerClient(object):
         invited.
         """
 
-        path = PREFIX + "/groups/local/%s/users/%s/invite" % (group_id, user_id)
+        path = _create_path(PREFIX, "/groups/local/%s/users/%s/invite", group_id, user_id)
 
         return self.client.post_json(
             destination=destination,
@@ -661,7 +670,7 @@ class TransportLayerClient(object):
                                user_id, content):
         """Remove a user fron a group
         """
-        path = PREFIX + "/groups/%s/users/%s/remove" % (group_id, user_id)
+        path = _create_path(PREFIX, "/groups/%s/users/%s/remove", group_id, user_id)
 
         return self.client.post_json(
             destination=destination,
@@ -678,7 +687,7 @@ class TransportLayerClient(object):
         kicked from the group.
         """
 
-        path = PREFIX + "/groups/local/%s/users/%s/remove" % (group_id, user_id)
+        path = _create_path(PREFIX, "/groups/local/%s/users/%s/remove", group_id, user_id)
 
         return self.client.post_json(
             destination=destination,
@@ -693,7 +702,7 @@ class TransportLayerClient(object):
         the attestations
         """
 
-        path = PREFIX + "/groups/%s/renew_attestation/%s" % (group_id, user_id)
+        path = _create_path(PREFIX, "/groups/%s/renew_attestation/%s", group_id, user_id)
 
         return self.client.post_json(
             destination=destination,
@@ -708,11 +717,12 @@ class TransportLayerClient(object):
         """Update a room entry in a group summary
         """
         if category_id:
-            path = PREFIX + "/groups/%s/summary/categories/%s/rooms/%s" % (
+            path = _create_path(
+                PREFIX, "/groups/%s/summary/categories/%s/rooms/%s",
                 group_id, category_id, room_id,
             )
         else:
-            path = PREFIX + "/groups/%s/summary/rooms/%s" % (group_id, room_id,)
+            path = _create_path(PREFIX, "/groups/%s/summary/rooms/%s", group_id, room_id,)
 
         return self.client.post_json(
             destination=destination,
@@ -728,11 +738,12 @@ class TransportLayerClient(object):
         """Delete a room entry in a group summary
         """
         if category_id:
-            path = PREFIX + "/groups/%s/summary/categories/%s/rooms/%s" % (
+            path = _create_path(
+                PREFIX + "/groups/%s/summary/categories/%s/rooms/%s",
                 group_id, category_id, room_id,
             )
         else:
-            path = PREFIX + "/groups/%s/summary/rooms/%s" % (group_id, room_id,)
+            path = _create_path(PREFIX, "/groups/%s/summary/rooms/%s", group_id, room_id,)
 
         return self.client.delete_json(
             destination=destination,
@@ -745,7 +756,7 @@ class TransportLayerClient(object):
     def get_group_categories(self, destination, group_id, requester_user_id):
         """Get all categories in a group
         """
-        path = PREFIX + "/groups/%s/categories" % (group_id,)
+        path = _create_path(PREFIX, "/groups/%s/categories", group_id,)
 
         return self.client.get_json(
             destination=destination,
@@ -758,7 +769,7 @@ class TransportLayerClient(object):
     def get_group_category(self, destination, group_id, requester_user_id, category_id):
         """Get category info in a group
         """
-        path = PREFIX + "/groups/%s/categories/%s" % (group_id, category_id,)
+        path = _create_path(PREFIX, "/groups/%s/categories/%s", group_id, category_id,)
 
         return self.client.get_json(
             destination=destination,
@@ -772,7 +783,7 @@ class TransportLayerClient(object):
                               content):
         """Update a category in a group
         """
-        path = PREFIX + "/groups/%s/categories/%s" % (group_id, category_id,)
+        path = _create_path(PREFIX, "/groups/%s/categories/%s", group_id, category_id,)
 
         return self.client.post_json(
             destination=destination,
@@ -787,7 +798,7 @@ class TransportLayerClient(object):
                               category_id):
         """Delete a category in a group
         """
-        path = PREFIX + "/groups/%s/categories/%s" % (group_id, category_id,)
+        path = _create_path(PREFIX, "/groups/%s/categories/%s", group_id, category_id,)
 
         return self.client.delete_json(
             destination=destination,
@@ -800,7 +811,7 @@ class TransportLayerClient(object):
     def get_group_roles(self, destination, group_id, requester_user_id):
         """Get all roles in a group
         """
-        path = PREFIX + "/groups/%s/roles" % (group_id,)
+        path = _create_path(PREFIX, "/groups/%s/roles", group_id,)
 
         return self.client.get_json(
             destination=destination,
@@ -813,7 +824,7 @@ class TransportLayerClient(object):
     def get_group_role(self, destination, group_id, requester_user_id, role_id):
         """Get a roles info
         """
-        path = PREFIX + "/groups/%s/roles/%s" % (group_id, role_id,)
+        path = _create_path(PREFIX, "/groups/%s/roles/%s", group_id, role_id,)
 
         return self.client.get_json(
             destination=destination,
@@ -827,7 +838,7 @@ class TransportLayerClient(object):
                           content):
         """Update a role in a group
         """
-        path = PREFIX + "/groups/%s/roles/%s" % (group_id, role_id,)
+        path = _create_path(PREFIX, "/groups/%s/roles/%s", group_id, role_id,)
 
         return self.client.post_json(
             destination=destination,
@@ -841,7 +852,7 @@ class TransportLayerClient(object):
     def delete_group_role(self, destination, group_id, requester_user_id, role_id):
         """Delete a role in a group
         """
-        path = PREFIX + "/groups/%s/roles/%s" % (group_id, role_id,)
+        path = _create_path(PREFIX, "/groups/%s/roles/%s", group_id, role_id,)
 
         return self.client.delete_json(
             destination=destination,
@@ -856,11 +867,12 @@ class TransportLayerClient(object):
         """Update a users entry in a group
         """
         if role_id:
-            path = PREFIX + "/groups/%s/summary/roles/%s/users/%s" % (
+            path = _create_path(
+                PREFIX, "/groups/%s/summary/roles/%s/users/%s",
                 group_id, role_id, user_id,
             )
         else:
-            path = PREFIX + "/groups/%s/summary/users/%s" % (group_id, user_id,)
+            path = _create_path(PREFIX, "/groups/%s/summary/users/%s", group_id, user_id,)
 
         return self.client.post_json(
             destination=destination,
@@ -875,7 +887,7 @@ class TransportLayerClient(object):
                               content):
         """Sets the join policy for a group
         """
-        path = PREFIX + "/groups/%s/settings/m.join_policy" % (group_id,)
+        path = _create_path(PREFIX, "/groups/%s/settings/m.join_policy", group_id,)
 
         return self.client.put_json(
             destination=destination,
@@ -891,11 +903,12 @@ class TransportLayerClient(object):
         """Delete a users entry in a group
         """
         if role_id:
-            path = PREFIX + "/groups/%s/summary/roles/%s/users/%s" % (
+            path = _create_path(
+                PREFIX, "/groups/%s/summary/roles/%s/users/%s",
                 group_id, role_id, user_id,
             )
         else:
-            path = PREFIX + "/groups/%s/summary/users/%s" % (group_id, user_id,)
+            path = _create_path(PREFIX, "/groups/%s/summary/users/%s", group_id, user_id,)
 
         return self.client.delete_json(
             destination=destination,
@@ -918,3 +931,22 @@ class TransportLayerClient(object):
             data=content,
             ignore_backoff=True,
         )
+
+
+def _create_path(prefix, path, *args):
+    """Creates a path from the prefix, path template and args. Ensures that
+    all args are url encoded.
+
+    Example:
+
+        _create_path(PREFIX, "/event/%s/", event_id)
+
+    Args:
+        prefix (str)
+        path (str): String template for the path
+        args: ([str]): Args to insert into path. Each arg will be url encoded
+
+    Returns:
+        str
+    """
+    return prefix + path % tuple(urllib.quote(arg, "") for arg in args)
diff --git a/synapse/handlers/appservice.py b/synapse/handlers/appservice.py
index 3dd3fa2a27..0245197c02 100644
--- a/synapse/handlers/appservice.py
+++ b/synapse/handlers/appservice.py
@@ -18,7 +18,9 @@ from twisted.internet import defer
 import synapse
 from synapse.api.constants import EventTypes
 from synapse.util.metrics import Measure
-from synapse.util.logcontext import make_deferred_yieldable, preserve_fn
+from synapse.util.logcontext import (
+    make_deferred_yieldable, preserve_fn, run_in_background,
+)
 
 import logging
 
@@ -84,11 +86,16 @@ class ApplicationServicesHandler(object):
                     if not events:
                         break
 
+                    events_by_room = {}
                     for event in events:
+                        events_by_room.setdefault(event.room_id, []).append(event)
+
+                    @defer.inlineCallbacks
+                    def handle_event(event):
                         # Gather interested services
                         services = yield self._get_services_for_event(event)
                         if len(services) == 0:
-                            continue  # no services need notifying
+                            return  # no services need notifying
 
                         # Do we know this user exists? If not, poke the user
                         # query API for all services which match that user regex.
@@ -108,9 +115,33 @@ class ApplicationServicesHandler(object):
                                 service, event
                             )
 
-                    events_processed_counter.inc_by(len(events))
+                    @defer.inlineCallbacks
+                    def handle_room_events(events):
+                        for event in events:
+                            yield handle_event(event)
+
+                    yield make_deferred_yieldable(defer.gatherResults([
+                        run_in_background(handle_room_events, evs)
+                        for evs in events_by_room.itervalues()
+                    ], consumeErrors=True))
 
                     yield self.store.set_appservice_last_pos(upper_bound)
+
+                    now = self.clock.time_msec()
+                    ts = yield self.store.get_received_ts(events[-1].event_id)
+
+                    synapse.metrics.event_processing_positions.set(
+                        upper_bound, "appservice_sender",
+                    )
+
+                    events_processed_counter.inc_by(len(events))
+
+                    synapse.metrics.event_processing_lag.set(
+                        now - ts, "appservice_sender",
+                    )
+                    synapse.metrics.event_processing_last_ts.set(
+                        ts, "appservice_sender",
+                    )
             finally:
                 self.is_processing = False
 
diff --git a/synapse/handlers/message.py b/synapse/handlers/message.py
index 6de6e13b7b..54cd691f91 100644
--- a/synapse/handlers/message.py
+++ b/synapse/handlers/message.py
@@ -454,40 +454,39 @@ class EventCreationHandler(object):
         """
         builder = self.event_builder_factory.new(event_dict)
 
-        with (yield self.limiter.queue(builder.room_id)):
-            self.validator.validate_new(builder)
-
-            if builder.type == EventTypes.Member:
-                membership = builder.content.get("membership", None)
-                target = UserID.from_string(builder.state_key)
-
-                if membership in {Membership.JOIN, Membership.INVITE}:
-                    # If event doesn't include a display name, add one.
-                    profile = self.profile_handler
-                    content = builder.content
-
-                    try:
-                        if "displayname" not in content:
-                            content["displayname"] = yield profile.get_displayname(target)
-                        if "avatar_url" not in content:
-                            content["avatar_url"] = yield profile.get_avatar_url(target)
-                    except Exception as e:
-                        logger.info(
-                            "Failed to get profile information for %r: %s",
-                            target, e
-                        )
+        self.validator.validate_new(builder)
+
+        if builder.type == EventTypes.Member:
+            membership = builder.content.get("membership", None)
+            target = UserID.from_string(builder.state_key)
+
+            if membership in {Membership.JOIN, Membership.INVITE}:
+                # If event doesn't include a display name, add one.
+                profile = self.profile_handler
+                content = builder.content
+
+                try:
+                    if "displayname" not in content:
+                        content["displayname"] = yield profile.get_displayname(target)
+                    if "avatar_url" not in content:
+                        content["avatar_url"] = yield profile.get_avatar_url(target)
+                except Exception as e:
+                    logger.info(
+                        "Failed to get profile information for %r: %s",
+                        target, e
+                    )
 
-            if token_id is not None:
-                builder.internal_metadata.token_id = token_id
+        if token_id is not None:
+            builder.internal_metadata.token_id = token_id
 
-            if txn_id is not None:
-                builder.internal_metadata.txn_id = txn_id
+        if txn_id is not None:
+            builder.internal_metadata.txn_id = txn_id
 
-            event, context = yield self.create_new_client_event(
-                builder=builder,
-                requester=requester,
-                prev_event_ids=prev_event_ids,
-            )
+        event, context = yield self.create_new_client_event(
+            builder=builder,
+            requester=requester,
+            prev_event_ids=prev_event_ids,
+        )
 
         defer.returnValue((event, context))
 
@@ -557,27 +556,34 @@ class EventCreationHandler(object):
 
         See self.create_event and self.send_nonmember_event.
         """
-        event, context = yield self.create_event(
-            requester,
-            event_dict,
-            token_id=requester.access_token_id,
-            txn_id=txn_id
-        )
 
-        spam_error = self.spam_checker.check_event_for_spam(event)
-        if spam_error:
-            if not isinstance(spam_error, basestring):
-                spam_error = "Spam is not permitted here"
-            raise SynapseError(
-                403, spam_error, Codes.FORBIDDEN
+        # We limit the number of concurrent event sends in a room so that we
+        # don't fork the DAG too much. If we don't limit then we can end up in
+        # a situation where event persistence can't keep up, causing
+        # extremities to pile up, which in turn leads to state resolution
+        # taking longer.
+        with (yield self.limiter.queue(event_dict["room_id"])):
+            event, context = yield self.create_event(
+                requester,
+                event_dict,
+                token_id=requester.access_token_id,
+                txn_id=txn_id
             )
 
-        yield self.send_nonmember_event(
-            requester,
-            event,
-            context,
-            ratelimit=ratelimit,
-        )
+            spam_error = self.spam_checker.check_event_for_spam(event)
+            if spam_error:
+                if not isinstance(spam_error, basestring):
+                    spam_error = "Spam is not permitted here"
+                raise SynapseError(
+                    403, spam_error, Codes.FORBIDDEN
+                )
+
+            yield self.send_nonmember_event(
+                requester,
+                event,
+                context,
+                ratelimit=ratelimit,
+            )
         defer.returnValue(event)
 
     @measure_func("create_new_client_event")
diff --git a/synapse/handlers/register.py b/synapse/handlers/register.py
index dd03705279..f83c6b3cf8 100644
--- a/synapse/handlers/register.py
+++ b/synapse/handlers/register.py
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ from synapse.api.errors import (
 )
 from synapse.http.client import CaptchaServerHttpClient
 from synapse import types
-from synapse.types import UserID
+from synapse.types import UserID, create_requester, RoomID, RoomAlias
 from synapse.util.async import run_on_reactor, Linearizer
 from synapse.util.threepids import check_3pid_allowed
 from ._base import BaseHandler
@@ -205,10 +205,17 @@ class RegistrationHandler(BaseHandler):
                     token = None
                     attempts += 1
 
+        # auto-join the user to any rooms we're supposed to dump them into
+        fake_requester = create_requester(user_id)
+        for r in self.hs.config.auto_join_rooms:
+            try:
+                yield self._join_user_to_room(fake_requester, r)
+            except Exception as e:
+                logger.error("Failed to join new user to %r: %r", r, e)
+
         # We used to generate default identicons here, but nowadays
         # we want clients to generate their own as part of their branding
         # rather than there being consistent matrix-wide ones, so we don't.
-
         defer.returnValue((user_id, token))
 
     @defer.inlineCallbacks
@@ -483,3 +490,28 @@ class RegistrationHandler(BaseHandler):
         )
 
         defer.returnValue((user_id, access_token))
+
+    @defer.inlineCallbacks
+    def _join_user_to_room(self, requester, room_identifier):
+        room_id = None
+        room_member_handler = self.hs.get_room_member_handler()
+        if RoomID.is_valid(room_identifier):
+            room_id = room_identifier
+        elif RoomAlias.is_valid(room_identifier):
+            room_alias = RoomAlias.from_string(room_identifier)
+            room_id, remote_room_hosts = (
+                yield room_member_handler.lookup_room_alias(room_alias)
+            )
+            room_id = room_id.to_string()
+        else:
+            raise SynapseError(400, "%s was not legal room ID or room alias" % (
+                room_identifier,
+            ))
+
+        yield room_member_handler.update_membership(
+            requester=requester,
+            target=requester.user,
+            room_id=room_id,
+            remote_room_hosts=remote_room_hosts,
+            action="join",
+        )
diff --git a/synapse/metrics/__init__.py b/synapse/metrics/__init__.py
index 50d99d7a5c..e3b831db67 100644
--- a/synapse/metrics/__init__.py
+++ b/synapse/metrics/__init__.py
@@ -17,12 +17,13 @@ import logging
 import functools
 import time
 import gc
+import platform
 
 from twisted.internet import reactor
 
 from .metric import (
     CounterMetric, CallbackMetric, DistributionMetric, CacheMetric,
-    MemoryUsageMetric,
+    MemoryUsageMetric, GaugeMetric,
 )
 from .process_collector import register_process_collector
 
@@ -30,6 +31,7 @@ from .process_collector import register_process_collector
 logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
 
+running_on_pypy = platform.python_implementation() == 'PyPy'
 all_metrics = []
 all_collectors = []
 
@@ -63,6 +65,13 @@ class Metrics(object):
         """
         return self._register(CounterMetric, *args, **kwargs)
 
+    def register_gauge(self, *args, **kwargs):
+        """
+        Returns:
+            GaugeMetric
+        """
+        return self._register(GaugeMetric, *args, **kwargs)
+
     def register_callback(self, *args, **kwargs):
         """
         Returns:
@@ -142,6 +151,32 @@ reactor_metrics = get_metrics_for("python.twisted.reactor")
 tick_time = reactor_metrics.register_distribution("tick_time")
 pending_calls_metric = reactor_metrics.register_distribution("pending_calls")
 
+synapse_metrics = get_metrics_for("synapse")
+
+# Used to track where various components have processed in the event stream,
+# e.g. federation sending, appservice sending, etc.
+event_processing_positions = synapse_metrics.register_gauge(
+    "event_processing_positions", labels=["name"],
+)
+
+# Used to track the current max events stream position
+event_persisted_position = synapse_metrics.register_gauge(
+    "event_persisted_position",
+)
+
+# Used to track the received_ts of the last event processed by various
+# components
+event_processing_last_ts = synapse_metrics.register_gauge(
+    "event_processing_last_ts", labels=["name"],
+)
+
+# Used to track the lag processing events. This is the time difference
+# between the last processed event's received_ts and the time it was
+# finished being processed.
+event_processing_lag = synapse_metrics.register_gauge(
+    "event_processing_lag", labels=["name"],
+)
+
 
 def runUntilCurrentTimer(func):
 
@@ -174,6 +209,9 @@ def runUntilCurrentTimer(func):
         tick_time.inc_by(end - start)
         pending_calls_metric.inc_by(num_pending)
 
+        if running_on_pypy:
+            return ret
+
         # Check if we need to do a manual GC (since its been disabled), and do
         # one if necessary.
         threshold = gc.get_threshold()
@@ -206,6 +244,7 @@ try:
 
     # We manually run the GC each reactor tick so that we can get some metrics
     # about time spent doing GC,
-    gc.disable()
+    if not running_on_pypy:
+        gc.disable()
 except AttributeError:
     pass
diff --git a/synapse/metrics/metric.py b/synapse/metrics/metric.py
index ff5aa8c0e1..89bd47c3f7 100644
--- a/synapse/metrics/metric.py
+++ b/synapse/metrics/metric.py
@@ -115,7 +115,7 @@ class CounterMetric(BaseMetric):
         # dict[list[str]]: value for each set of label values. the keys are the
         # label values, in the same order as the labels in self.labels.
         #
-        # (if the metric is a scalar, the (single) key is the empty list).
+        # (if the metric is a scalar, the (single) key is the empty tuple).
         self.counts = {}
 
         # Scalar metrics are never empty
@@ -145,6 +145,36 @@ class CounterMetric(BaseMetric):
         )
 
 
+class GaugeMetric(BaseMetric):
+    """A metric that can go up or down
+    """
+
+    def __init__(self, *args, **kwargs):
+        super(GaugeMetric, self).__init__(*args, **kwargs)
+
+        # dict[list[str]]: value for each set of label values. the keys are the
+        # label values, in the same order as the labels in self.labels.
+        #
+        # (if the metric is a scalar, the (single) key is the empty tuple).
+        self.guages = {}
+
+    def set(self, v, *values):
+        if len(values) != self.dimension():
+            raise ValueError(
+                "Expected as many values to inc() as labels (%d)" % (self.dimension())
+            )
+
+        # TODO: should assert that the tag values are all strings
+
+        self.guages[values] = v
+
+    def render(self):
+        return flatten(
+            self._render_for_labels(k, self.guages[k])
+            for k in sorted(self.guages.keys())
+        )
+
+
 class CallbackMetric(BaseMetric):
     """A metric that returns the numeric value returned by a callback whenever
     it is rendered. Typically this is used to implement gauges that yield the
diff --git a/synapse/python_dependencies.py b/synapse/python_dependencies.py
index 40eedb63cb..f9596bddaf 100644
--- a/synapse/python_dependencies.py
+++ b/synapse/python_dependencies.py
@@ -34,8 +34,8 @@ REQUIREMENTS = {
     "bcrypt": ["bcrypt>=3.1.0"],
     "pillow": ["PIL"],
     "pydenticon": ["pydenticon"],
-    "blist": ["blist"],
     "pysaml2>=3.0.0": ["saml2>=3.0.0"],
+    "sortedcontainers": ["sortedcontainers"],
     "pymacaroons-pynacl": ["pymacaroons"],
     "msgpack-python>=0.3.0": ["msgpack"],
     "phonenumbers>=8.2.0": ["phonenumbers"],
diff --git a/synapse/rest/client/v1/room.py b/synapse/rest/client/v1/room.py
index d06cbdc35e..2ad0e5943b 100644
--- a/synapse/rest/client/v1/room.py
+++ b/synapse/rest/client/v1/room.py
@@ -165,17 +165,12 @@ class RoomStateEventRestServlet(ClientV1RestServlet):
                 content=content,
             )
         else:
-            event, context = yield self.event_creation_hander.create_event(
+            event = yield self.event_creation_hander.create_and_send_nonmember_event(
                 requester,
                 event_dict,
-                token_id=requester.access_token_id,
                 txn_id=txn_id,
             )
 
-            yield self.event_creation_hander.send_nonmember_event(
-                requester, event, context,
-            )
-
         ret = {}
         if event:
             ret = {"event_id": event.event_id}
diff --git a/synapse/rest/client/v2_alpha/register.py b/synapse/rest/client/v2_alpha/register.py
index 0ba62bddc1..f317c919dc 100644
--- a/synapse/rest/client/v2_alpha/register.py
+++ b/synapse/rest/client/v2_alpha/register.py
@@ -20,7 +20,6 @@ import synapse
 import synapse.types
 from synapse.api.auth import get_access_token_from_request, has_access_token
 from synapse.api.constants import LoginType
-from synapse.types import RoomID, RoomAlias
 from synapse.api.errors import SynapseError, Codes, UnrecognizedRequestError
 from synapse.http.servlet import (
     RestServlet, parse_json_object_from_request, assert_params_in_request, parse_string
@@ -405,14 +404,6 @@ class RegisterRestServlet(RestServlet):
                 generate_token=False,
             )
 
-            # auto-join the user to any rooms we're supposed to dump them into
-            fake_requester = synapse.types.create_requester(registered_user_id)
-            for r in self.hs.config.auto_join_rooms:
-                try:
-                    yield self._join_user_to_room(fake_requester, r)
-                except Exception as e:
-                    logger.error("Failed to join new user to %r: %r", r, e)
-
             # remember that we've now registered that user account, and with
             #  what user ID (since the user may not have specified)
             self.auth_handler.set_session_data(
@@ -446,29 +437,6 @@ class RegisterRestServlet(RestServlet):
         return 200, {}
 
     @defer.inlineCallbacks
-    def _join_user_to_room(self, requester, room_identifier):
-        room_id = None
-        if RoomID.is_valid(room_identifier):
-            room_id = room_identifier
-        elif RoomAlias.is_valid(room_identifier):
-            room_alias = RoomAlias.from_string(room_identifier)
-            room_id, remote_room_hosts = (
-                yield self.room_member_handler.lookup_room_alias(room_alias)
-            )
-            room_id = room_id.to_string()
-        else:
-            raise SynapseError(400, "%s was not legal room ID or room alias" % (
-                room_identifier,
-            ))
-
-        yield self.room_member_handler.update_membership(
-            requester=requester,
-            target=requester.user,
-            room_id=room_id,
-            action="join",
-        )
-
-    @defer.inlineCallbacks
     def _do_appservice_registration(self, username, as_token, body):
         user_id = yield self.registration_handler.appservice_register(
             username, as_token
diff --git a/synapse/storage/__init__.py b/synapse/storage/__init__.py
index 4800584b59..8cdfd50f90 100644
--- a/synapse/storage/__init__.py
+++ b/synapse/storage/__init__.py
@@ -266,16 +266,16 @@ class DataStore(RoomMemberStore, RoomStore,
     def count_r30_users(self):
         """
         Counts the number of 30 day retained users, defined as:-
-         * Users who have created their accounts more than 30 days
+         * Users who have created their accounts more than 30 days ago
          * Where last seen at most 30 days ago
-         * Where account creation and last_seen are > 30 days
+         * Where account creation and last_seen are > 30 days apart
 
          Returns counts globaly for a given user as well as breaking
          by platform
         """
         def _count_r30_users(txn):
             thirty_days_in_secs = 86400 * 30
-            now = int(self._clock.time_msec())
+            now = int(self._clock.time())
             thirty_days_ago_in_secs = now - thirty_days_in_secs
 
             sql = """
@@ -289,11 +289,11 @@ class DataStore(RoomMemberStore, RoomStore,
                          user_id,
                          last_seen,
                          CASE
-                             WHEN user_agent LIKE '%Android%' THEN 'android'
-                             WHEN user_agent LIKE '%iOS%' THEN 'ios'
-                             WHEN user_agent LIKE '%Electron%' THEN 'electron'
-                             WHEN user_agent LIKE '%Mozilla%' THEN 'web'
-                             WHEN user_agent LIKE '%Gecko%' THEN 'web'
+                             WHEN user_agent LIKE '%%Android%%' THEN 'android'
+                             WHEN user_agent LIKE '%%iOS%%' THEN 'ios'
+                             WHEN user_agent LIKE '%%Electron%%' THEN 'electron'
+                             WHEN user_agent LIKE '%%Mozilla%%' THEN 'web'
+                             WHEN user_agent LIKE '%%Gecko%%' THEN 'web'
                              ELSE 'unknown'
                          END
                          AS platform
diff --git a/synapse/storage/_base.py b/synapse/storage/_base.py
index 2fbebd4907..2262776ab2 100644
--- a/synapse/storage/_base.py
+++ b/synapse/storage/_base.py
@@ -376,7 +376,7 @@ class SQLBaseStore(object):
         Returns:
             A list of dicts where the key is the column header.
         """
-        col_headers = list(intern(column[0]) for column in cursor.description)
+        col_headers = list(intern(str(column[0])) for column in cursor.description)
         results = list(
             dict(zip(col_headers, row)) for row in cursor
         )
diff --git a/synapse/storage/engines/__init__.py b/synapse/storage/engines/__init__.py
index 338b495611..8c868ece75 100644
--- a/synapse/storage/engines/__init__.py
+++ b/synapse/storage/engines/__init__.py
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ from .postgres import PostgresEngine
 from .sqlite3 import Sqlite3Engine
 
 import importlib
+import platform
 
 
 SUPPORTED_MODULE = {
@@ -31,6 +32,10 @@ def create_engine(database_config):
     engine_class = SUPPORTED_MODULE.get(name, None)
 
     if engine_class:
+        # pypy requires psycopg2cffi rather than psycopg2
+        if (name == "psycopg2" and
+                platform.python_implementation() == "PyPy"):
+            name = "psycopg2cffi"
         module = importlib.import_module(name)
         return engine_class(module, database_config)
 
diff --git a/synapse/storage/events.py b/synapse/storage/events.py
index ece5e6c41f..da44b52fd6 100644
--- a/synapse/storage/events.py
+++ b/synapse/storage/events.py
@@ -444,6 +444,9 @@ class EventsStore(EventsWorkerStore):
                     new_forward_extremeties=new_forward_extremeties,
                 )
                 persist_event_counter.inc_by(len(chunk))
+                synapse.metrics.event_persisted_position.set(
+                    chunk[-1][0].internal_metadata.stream_ordering,
+                )
                 for event, context in chunk:
                     if context.app_service:
                         origin_type = "local"
diff --git a/synapse/storage/events_worker.py b/synapse/storage/events_worker.py
index 2e23dd78ba..a937b9bceb 100644
--- a/synapse/storage/events_worker.py
+++ b/synapse/storage/events_worker.py
@@ -51,6 +51,26 @@ _EventCacheEntry = namedtuple("_EventCacheEntry", ("event", "redacted_event"))
 
 
 class EventsWorkerStore(SQLBaseStore):
+    def get_received_ts(self, event_id):
+        """Get received_ts (when it was persisted) for the event.
+
+        Raises an exception for unknown events.
+
+        Args:
+            event_id (str)
+
+        Returns:
+            Deferred[int|None]: Timestamp in milliseconds, or None for events
+            that were persisted before received_ts was implemented.
+        """
+        return self._simple_select_one_onecol(
+            table="events",
+            keyvalues={
+                "event_id": event_id,
+            },
+            retcol="received_ts",
+            desc="get_received_ts",
+        )
 
     @defer.inlineCallbacks
     def get_event(self, event_id, check_redacted=True,
diff --git a/synapse/types.py b/synapse/types.py
index 7cb24cecb2..cc7c182a78 100644
--- a/synapse/types.py
+++ b/synapse/types.py
@@ -169,7 +169,7 @@ class DomainSpecificString(
         except Exception:
             return False
 
-    __str__ = to_string
+    __repr__ = to_string
 
 
 class UserID(DomainSpecificString):
diff --git a/synapse/util/caches/response_cache.py b/synapse/util/caches/response_cache.py
index 7f68289723..066fa423fd 100644
--- a/synapse/util/caches/response_cache.py
+++ b/synapse/util/caches/response_cache.py
@@ -41,6 +41,18 @@ class ResponseCache(object):
         return len(self.pending_result_cache)
 
     def get(self, key):
+        """Look up the given key.
+
+        Returns a deferred which doesn't follow the synapse logcontext rules,
+        so you'll probably want to make_deferred_yieldable it.
+
+        Args:
+            key (str):
+
+        Returns:
+            twisted.internet.defer.Deferred|None: None if there is no entry
+            for this key; otherwise a deferred result.
+        """
         result = self.pending_result_cache.get(key)
         if result is not None:
             self._metrics.inc_hits()
@@ -50,6 +62,26 @@ class ResponseCache(object):
             return None
 
     def set(self, key, deferred):
+        """Set the entry for the given key to the given deferred.
+
+        *deferred* should run its callbacks in the sentinel logcontext (ie,
+        you should wrap normal synapse deferreds with
+        logcontext.run_in_background).
+
+        Returns a new Deferred which also doesn't follow the synapse logcontext
+        rules, so you will want to make_deferred_yieldable it
+
+        (TODO: before using this more widely, it might make sense to refactor
+        it and get() so that they do the necessary wrapping rather than having
+        to do it everywhere ResponseCache is used.)
+
+        Args:
+            key (str):
+            deferred (twisted.internet.defer.Deferred):
+
+        Returns:
+            twisted.internet.defer.Deferred
+        """
         result = ObservableDeferred(deferred, consumeErrors=True)
         self.pending_result_cache[key] = result
 
diff --git a/synapse/util/caches/stream_change_cache.py b/synapse/util/caches/stream_change_cache.py
index 941d873ab8..2ff46090a6 100644
--- a/synapse/util/caches/stream_change_cache.py
+++ b/synapse/util/caches/stream_change_cache.py
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
 from synapse.util.caches import register_cache, CACHE_SIZE_FACTOR
 
 
-from blist import sorteddict
+from sortedcontainers import SortedDict
 import logging
 
 
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ class StreamChangeCache(object):
     def __init__(self, name, current_stream_pos, max_size=10000, prefilled_cache={}):
         self._max_size = int(max_size * CACHE_SIZE_FACTOR)
         self._entity_to_key = {}
-        self._cache = sorteddict()
+        self._cache = SortedDict()
         self._earliest_known_stream_pos = current_stream_pos
         self.name = name
         self.metrics = register_cache(self.name, self._cache)